Students dancing Crossbody Salsa in a This Is Salsa London class

This Is Salsa UK — London

Have fun,
get spun.

Progressive Crossbody Salsa On1 in London, with Cali-style flavour. Structured courses, real foundations, and a community that actually dances together.

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Have fun, get spun ✦Crossbody Salsa On1 ✦Cali-style flavour ✦London ✦No partner needed ✦Learn. Progress. Dance. ✦Have fun, get spun ✦Crossbody Salsa On1 ✦Cali-style flavour ✦London ✦No partner needed ✦Learn. Progress. Dance. ✦

This month

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Structured course blocks at two Central London venues. Spaces are balanced between leaders and followers, so book early.

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Complete Beginners

Venue: Aldwych
Day: Tuesdays
Dates: 6th, 13th, 20th & 27th October
Time: 7:00–8:15pm
Length: 4 weeks
Price: £40

For brand-new students. Learn the foundations properly — timing, footwork, turns, crossbody basics, leading and following, frame, connection and musicality — in a friendly, structured block. No partner required.

✦ Finding the 1
✦ Basic salsa footwork
✦ Right and left turns
✦ Crossbody fundamentals
✦ Leading and following
✦ Frame and connection
✦ Basic partnerwork
✦ Musicality

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Improvers

Venue: Baker Street / Marylebone
Day: Wednesdays
Dates: 7th, 14th, 21st & 28th October
Time: 7:00–8:15pm
Length: 4 weeks
Price: £50

For dancers already comfortable with the Crossbody basic and fundamental turns. Progressively develop your technique, connection and control week on week.

✦ Crossbody lead with check
✦ Double travelling turns
✦ Turning technique
✦ Connection
✦ Timing
✦ Partnerwork
✦ Transitions
✦ Control

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Intermediate

Venue: Aldwych
Day: Tuesdays
Dates: 6th, 13th, 20th & 27th October
Time: 8:15–9:30pm
Length: 4 weeks
Price: £50

For dancers comfortable with core Crossbody patterns and turning technique. Time to make it flow.

✦ More complex combinations
✦ Flow
✦ Musicality
✦ Partnerwork
✦ Control
✦ Turning
✦ Technique
✦ Adaptability

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Advanced

Venue: Baker Street / Marylebone
Day: Wednesdays
Dates: 7th, 14th, 21st & 28th October
Time: 8:15–9:30pm
Length: 4 weeks
Price: £50

For experienced social dancers who are comfortable with advanced Crossbody patterns and turning.

✦ Advanced combinations
✦ Triple travelling turns
✦ Double left turns
✦ Precision
✦ Musicality
✦ Advanced partnerwork
✦ Styling
✦ Control

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The philosophy

More than moves.

We're not here just to teach you moves. We're here to teach you how to dance.

Foundations

Build the skills that make everything else easier. Timing, footwork, frame — the stuff that actually makes you a dancer.

Musicality

Learn to hear the music, find the 1, and understand what you're dancing to — not just count to eight.

Connection

Learn to communicate through your frame, preparation and movement. Leading and following done properly.

Progression

Follow a clear pathway from your first basic step to advanced social dancing — not disconnected weekly combos.

Community

Meet people, practise together and actually enjoy the process. The WhatsApp groups are half the fun.

Confidence

The goal isn't the classroom. It's taking what you learn onto the social dance floor and loving it.

Beginners learning salsa footwork in a This Is Salsa class

Zero experience needed

New here?

Never danced salsa before? Start here.

You don't need experience. You don't need a dance background. You don't need a partner. You'll be building towards the social dance floor from your very first class.

✦ Foundations taught properly, from scratch
✦ Same group every week — no being thrown in at the deep end
✦ Partners rotate, so everyone dances
✦ By week four, things start to feel like dancing

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How it works

Learn. Progress. Dance.

Each course is a progressive block: same group, same room, week after week. You're not learning a random combination every week — you're building on what you did last week.

Step 1

Complete Beginner

Start here. Everyone does.

Step 2

Improver

You know the basics. Now make them work.

Step 3

Intermediate

From patterns to actual dancing.

Step 4

Advanced

Precision, style and musicality.

A note on partners: spaces on each course are split into leaders and followers so classes stay balanced. You don't need to bring a partner — we rotate in class. When you book, you'll pick the role you want to learn.

See the full level guide

Community

Dance together.

Joining This Is Salsa isn't just a weekly class. It's a group of people who practise together, go out together and get better together.

Class WhatsApp Groups

Private groups for every course — updates, practice questions and social plans. Students are invited once they're booked on.

Video Hub

Class recaps and practice resources so you can drill the week's material before the next one.

Social Events

Regular chances to dance outside class, meet the rest of the school and put it all into practice.

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The teacher

Meet Tyler.

Founder and teacher of This Is Salsa UK. Tyler's classes are built on clear explanations, strong foundations and a room where everyone feels comfortable giving it a go.

Expect a focus on musicality, partner connection and progressive learning — taught in a way that actually makes sense, in a class that doesn't take itself too seriously.

More about Tyler @thisissalsa.uk